CARRY
ON
CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG
SONGWRITER: STEPHEN STILLS
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: DÉJÀ VU
LABEL: ATLANTIS RECORDS
GENRE: FOLK ROCK
YEAR: 1970
Crosby, Stills & Nash(CSN) was a folk rock supergroup made up of American singer-songwriters David Crosby and Stephen Stills, and
English singer-songwriter Graham Nash.
When joined by Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young as a fourth member, they are called Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
(CSNY). They are noted for their lasting influence on American
music and culture,
and for their intricate vocal harmonies, often tumultuous interpersonal
relationships, and political activism.
CSN
formed in 1968 shortly after Crosby, Stills and Nash performed together
informally in July of that year, discovering they harmonized well. Crosby
had been asked to leave The Byrds in late
1967, and Stills' band Buffalo
Springfield had broken up in early 1968; Nash
left his band The Hollies in
December, and by early 1969 the trio had signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records. Their
first album, Crosby,
Stills & Nash, was released in May 1969, from
which came two Top 40 hits, "Suite: Judy
Blue Eyes" (Nº 21) and "Marrakesh Express" (Nº
28). In order to tour the album, the trio hired drummer Dallas Taylor and session bassist Greg Reeves,
though they still needed a keyboardist; Ahmet Ertegun suggested Neil Young, who had
played with Stills in Buffalo Springfield, and after some initial reluctance,
the trio agreed, signing him on as a full member. The band, now named Crosby,
Stills, Nash & Young, started their tour, and played their second gig at Woodstock Festival in the early morning hours of August 18, 1969. The first album with
Young, Déjà Vu, reached
number one in several international charts in 1970, and remains their best
selling album, going on to sell over 8 million copies with three hit singles:
"Woodstock",
"Teach Your
Children", and "Our House".
The group's second tour, which produced the live double álbum 4 Way Street(1971),
was fraught with arguments between Young and Taylor, which resulted in Taylor
being replaced by John Barbata, and
tensions with Stills, which resulted in his being temporarily dismissed from
the band. At the end
of the tour the band split up. The group have since reunited several times,
sometimes with and sometimes without Young, and have released eight studio and
four live albums.
Crosby, Stills & Nash were inducted into
the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame and all three members were also
inducted for their work in other groups: Crosby for the Byrds; Stills
for Buffalo
Springfield; and Nash for the Hollies. Neil
Young has also been inducted as a solo artist and as a member of Buffalo
Springfield but not as a member of CSN. They have not made a group studio album
since 1999's Looking Forward, and
have been inactive as a performing unit since the end of 2015. Whether or not this break is
permanent remains to be seen, as the group has often been inactive for years at
a time.
Déjà Vu is the second studio album by Crosby,
Stills & Nash, and their first as a quartet
with Neil Young. It was
released in March 1970 by Atlantic Records. It
topped the pop album chart for one week and generated three Top 40 singles: "Woodstock",
"Teach Your
Children", and "Our House". It was re-released in 1977 and an
expanded edition was released in 2021 to mark its fiftieth anniversary. In
2003, the album was ranked Nº 148 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500
greatest albums of all time. Certified 7x platinum by RIAA, the album's sales
currently sit at over 8 million copies. It remains the highest-selling album of each member's
career to date.
One morning I woke up
and I knew you were really gone
A new day, a new way,
And new eyes to see the dawn
Go your way
I'll go mine and carry on
The sky is clearing
and the night has cried enough
The sun he comes the world so often up
Rejoice, rejoice, we have no choice but to carry on
The fortunes of
fables are able to sing a song,
Now witness the quickness with which we get along
To sing the blues, you've got to live the dues
And carry on
Carry on love is
coming,
Love is coming to us all
Where are you going
now my love?
Where will you be tomorrow?
Will you bring me happiness?
Will you bring me sorrow?
Are the questions of a thousand dreams
What you do and what you see
Lover, can you talk to me?
Girl, when I was on
my own
Chasing you down
Was it made you run
Tryin' your best just to get around
The question of a thousand dreams
What you do and what you see
Lover, can you talk to me?
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